Soon the snowdrops will.......
The riddle of covid
continues to confound.
Uncertainty reigns supreme.
Meanwhile nature
faithfully adheres
to its preordained cycle.
The first snow
of the year
heralds the
renewal of life.
Soon the snowdrops
will emerge
to gladden the eyes
and lift the spirits.
Saturday 5th December 2020 12:39 pm
The future is bleak
Time thou march on relentlessly.
And influence everthing under the sun.
Seasons change upon thy command.
Nature seems normal.
Human life is anything but normal.
The future is bleak.
Saturday 31st October 2020 7:38 pm
Divine forgiveness
"I forgive you"; she said.
The mother with a golden heart.
She forgave the killer of her only son.
He was the sunshine of her life.
Those divine words made me
burst out in tears.
She harboured no animosity
towards her son's assassin.
She created no shrine
to lock herself away
to worship her dead son.
She cherishes fond memories
of her son; and, leads a
...Friday 16th October 2020 2:13 pm
Will Christmas 2020 happen?
Autumn natures bounty gifts.
Hedgerow fruits in season come.
Sweetest blackberries are ready for picking.
The dog rose bows with heavy red orange rosehip clusters.
Damascence plums beg to be made into jam.
Hazelnuts fallen under hazel tree send squirrels into nut cracking frenzy.
Amber coated falling beech leaves a deep leaf litter create.
Soon it will be time to hun...
Thursday 1st October 2020 10:03 pm
Tread gently
Tread gently
through the graveyard.
Beneath your feet
a dreamland lies.
The fortunate who
dwell in it
are free of all
worldly pains and sufferings.
They bask in eternal rest.
Tread gently
through the graveyard.
Friday 25th September 2020 8:46 pm
Silenced
The violent storm
has uprooted the last tree
standing high above
the hill top.
The singing of
the rustling leaves
is now silenced.
The emerald canopy
has curled into a
dead grey mass.
The eroded hill top
rendered barren
is now unsuitable
for sustaining life.
Sadly the magical
sight of unfurling
of buds and the
melodic sound of ...
Sunday 20th September 2020 10:24 pm
Fall from grace
The leaves once so pretty
flirted shamelessly with
every gentle breeze
and how gracefully
they danced in the
bright glow of every sunshine.
Now touched by the
cold autumn wind
the leaves break free
from the trees
to hide their wrinkles
and fall from grace
into a roadside ditch.
Saturday 12th September 2020 2:07 pm
Floral dance
The lupin crowned with pink blossom,
Is peering through the earth.
The early September sun,
showers it with a thousand kisses.
A hundred bees are attracted by
the blushing pink flowers.
And they joyfully do the
floral dance waltzing through
the tall spikes of the pink flowers.
Friday 4th September 2020 8:27 pm
Escape August's veil
The summer's turned into autumn
by this August's sorcery.
It had wrapped the sun
in a dark blanket
and drained its warmth away.
Deceived by the cold breath
of August's treachery
nature has begun to go into lockdown.
Alas yesterday's colourful landscape
is now a wilting canvass.
I pray that the sun shall
soon escape from August's veil
its warmth to spre...
Sunday 30th August 2020 12:12 am
Wild August
August has turned wild.
Mighty trees feel its rage.
Driving rain and swirling winds
send a thousand tears
cascading down to the earth
and weave them
into a carpet of dead leaves.
Wednesday 26th August 2020 7:07 pm
Pilgrim's progress
the pilgrim
to the holy shrine
in bare feet
set off walking
rough terrain
and scorching heat
will test his
resolve along the way
to the distant shrine
it will take
several soul searching days
to realize
a life times desire
and his faith
will be sorely tested
the pilgrim
will rely upon
the hospitality of strangers
to fulfil his dr...
Wednesday 19th August 2020 9:25 pm
Happiness
he lives alone
but he is not lonely
he heaps mountains
of kindness on others
his humanity
brings him riches
that earthly wealth
cannot buy_
peace of mind
and happiness
Sunday 16th August 2020 11:31 am
Tide waits for no one
The sea
she stirred no waves
and crept in silently.
The angler
he lost track of the time
and the sight of the tide.
The sea
she soon circled
his rocky perch.
He stared
death in the face
and she stared back
solemnly at him.
Panic stricken
he waved his arms
wildly at the people
gathered on the shore.
In a friendly gesture
...Friday 14th August 2020 11:42 pm
Spiralling downhill
Hope and memory
journey through life
in a downhill spiral.
It all begins wiith
hopes of memories
and rapidly
descends towards
memories of hope.
Wednesday 12th August 2020 4:42 pm
Imagination running wild
I stood besides
the bridge
by the cycle track.
Beneath it
flowed a gentle stream.
Around it
insects flew about
and swooped
to caress the
surface of
the water below.
Then I saw
a leaf
float gracefully
riding the rolling waters.
How I wished then
that I were weightless
and was able to
glide and land softly
on that leaf.
...
Tuesday 11th August 2020 8:58 pm
What light from yonder window shone?
I sat in darkness
to rest my sore eyes.
The curtains were open.
Darkness reigned outside.
Then I saw a slanting light
come out of the night sky
appear through a lit up
giant Ash Tree.
It was a watery Moon
firing rays of light
that came flooding through
the window pane.
I watched the spectacle
in wonder for a while.
Then the moon
circled o...
Sunday 9th August 2020 8:07 pm
Curse of social distancing
Oh Lord how I miss her touch and hugs.
I close my eyes and yearn to hold her hands and hug her.
But when I reopen my eyes I see an ocean of social distancing separating us.
How long God before I can once more feel her healing hands and warm hugs?
Please God end this madness soon lest I 'm driven insane.
Friday 7th August 2020 9:53 pm
Sunshine smile
the tip of her tongue
protrudes slightly
through the gap
between her sparkling
pearl white front teeth
and when she smiles
she sets the world
aglow with sunshine
Thursday 6th August 2020 10:01 pm
The oblivious world
He used to bring her flowers when he came wooing her
He used to give her lavish gifts when he came wooing her
He used to to take her to the theatre when he come wooing her
And take her to fancy restaurants afterwards
He gave her a ring as a token of his friendship
She wore it with pride
There were just the two of them in this idyllic relationship
Then he married her
The bli...
Wednesday 5th August 2020 8:39 pm
It was____
I sat under
the Acer
besides the pond
for hours today
watching
fleeting reflections
floating by.
Then I saw
a still reflection
of a face
that I knew
linger in my mind
and a river of tears
cascaded down my cheeks.
It was___
Monday 3rd August 2020 9:46 pm
A Masterpiece
The Rowan Tree is so beautiful now.
Its green cloak
is be-decked in a thousand
tiny Ruby bobbles.
Saturday 1st August 2020 10:57 pm
AS YET UNBORN
Parents obligingly feed me
Teachers dutifully mould me
Between the two they slowly kill me
None of them remembers me
Not one has seen the problems facing me
No one knows the struggle that both put me through
To parents I'm a museum piece
And teachers treat me like a laboratory mice
Both so distant from me
Who cannot yet speak
Please learn the language of today and loc...
Saturday 1st August 2020 11:03 am
A Comforting Thought
Life
is a supreme journey.
Nobody knows of its countless surprises
till one inevitable day
Death
arrives.
The station where the
Soul
departs at its journeys end
to find a new breathing space.
Why be afraid of such places
when nobody knows what happens
there.
AA 5 August 1974
Thursday 30th July 2020 9:27 pm
LOOKING AT THE MIRROR
I look in the glass;
that reflects my image.
My thought turns back a page,
and my age stares me in my face.
Each line on my forehead has
has a story of my life to tell.
Every wrinkle in my face has
a time for me to tell.
The hours I search my memory to tax.
The minutes I find my mind to torture.
And the seconds I see my days to number.
AA 30 November...
Wednesday 29th July 2020 11:23 am
At The Seaside
Here I spend countless hours
encouraged by the vast sea
to train my mind.
Its rolling waves jeously surrender
unchartered space
upon reaching their crest
suddenly
they break
revealing enormous possibilities
punctuated by unconcluded thoughts.
As the new waves form
time lends itself
to consider previous propositions
and bring them to their
fruitfu...
Monday 27th July 2020 3:32 pm
A Dream
Blow gently cold wind
I am a stranger and lost in this desert
The sun has been cruel
And the sand dunes have concealed the water from my thirsty lips
I have no map
Nor a compass to guide me.
Blow gently cold wind
Till darkness surrounds the horizon
And the North Star appears mercifully
to guide me through this barren land
Like a sheep dog come to lead the
stra...
Saturday 25th July 2020 9:34 pm
The servant of the land
It hasn't rained for days.
And the harvest season is nearing its end.
The crop isn't ripe.
It is ruined yet for another year.
Last year it was the rain.
And this year it is the drought.
The weary farmer is patient.
He has seen many a crop ruined.
He has laboured to witness it yet again.
The weary weather battler won't give up.
He isn't beaten yet.
He prep...
Saturday 25th July 2020 11:05 am
A Fairy Tale
In spring times
all day long
he dances besides
the stream
where the faries
dwell in the trees
that line the bank
of the rushing waters
All night long
he gazes at
the twinkling stars
and dreams of
touching them
and soothes
himself to sleep
in summer times
all day long
he merrily marches
up and down the
glen with the faries
gather...
Thursday 23rd July 2020 2:56 pm
Scintillating conversation
shall we put an end
to our dull conversations
of late?
why don't we go away
and learn some poetry?
then we shall enjoy
scintillating conversation
next time
Tuesday 21st July 2020 9:04 pm
Blessed Boris
Alas poor Boris.
He's out of his depth.
He lives under a mushroom.
His mind is sieved of ideas.
He's lead by impulsive behaviour.
Habitually blurts out policies on the hoof.
Yesterday Boris confidently rejected ideas adopted by others.
Today he embraces them as sound concepts.
Surely this is no way to run a chip shop?
Yet the gormless Boris merrily bungles thro...
Tuesday 14th July 2020 12:59 pm
Play temptation
he's always been
a good and honest man
acquainted with true love
he's happy
and blessed with good health
toils for a living
lives within his means
Satan enjoys a challlenge
singles him out
and invites him
to play temptation
a game of dice
win and you
shall have three wishes
lose and I'll
have your soul
he graciously declined
in...
Sunday 12th July 2020 10:28 pm
Equilibrium of mind
if my mind should
ever aflame
to a deserted
place in nature
I shall retreat
there free
and devoid of attachments
I shall be happy
by my self
here cocooned inside
natures comforting womb
the fluid depths
of my futile concerns
will be laid bare to
to see
then mother nature
with her hyptonic potions
shall melt
my anxieties away
...
Thursday 9th July 2020 2:17 pm
Rosy future
yesterday
his dreams
were filled with
optimism
and he felt alive
today dark clouds
of despair
float across
his tormented mind
and
he sees
a bleak future
and wishes that
he were dead
tomorrow
rising floods
from cloud bursts
will drown
all his yesterday's
bright hopes
and
he shall forever
dwell in the darkness
created in ...
Wednesday 8th July 2020 9:27 pm
A banquet spread out in the night sky
Now the day has ended.
Darkness triumphs over light.
Deep inside the womb of a cave,
bats with paper thin wings,
hinged with claws
and hanging upside down,
begin to stir from their sleep.
Suddenly the flying animals,
half the size of a five pound note,
let out a hunting cry.
Then they flutter out of the cave,
in an up draft,
that flows like the gu...
Monday 6th July 2020 11:13 pm
The mirror only now reflects
The mirror only now reflects.
It neither flatters.
Nor does it tell lies.
It has no concept of the past or the future.
The past etched in the beholder's memory,
the mirror cannot reflect.
The future only time will tell.
The mirror only now reflects.
Sunday 5th July 2020 11:58 am
Monkeys filled the vacuum
Covid-19 was frightening.
The public expected their elected representatives to help keep them safe.
The inept politicians acted with assured certainty and abnegated their responsibilities towards the public with uttter contempt.
Monkeys filled the vacuum and treated the public with utter disdain.
Exempted themselves from following the advice issued to the public.
The monkeys now ful...
Friday 3rd July 2020 10:44 pm
A well planned return
Headteachers are far from thrilled.
It is not a joke.
When September comes,
the school bells,
will summon children back,
to historically overcrowded schools.
Williamson expects teachers to keep classes
and whole year groups apart,
in separate bubbles without,
giving any thought on how,
learning will take place.
Children will mingle freely,
in the magic...
Thursday 2nd July 2020 10:38 pm
No humans live here
in my dream
I follow a Shepherd
without a flock
to a far away land
beyond the blue remembered hills
we do not speak
l'm guided along
with signals made with his crook
I obediently follow
there appears before us
a foreign place
bathed in golden light
I saw no human habitations
stretched out in front of us
countless mounds of earth
neat...
Tuesday 30th June 2020 9:03 pm
Post card from Spain
Here I'm in charming Granada
Shaded by palm trees
Drinking sangaria
You're stuck in Devon
What awful pictures shown on the news
Of the crowded Bournemouth beach
It must be frightening
Now that Boris has eased restrictions
Saw this nice post card
Of the heavenly Alhambra
And thought of you
Don't you wish
That you were here
Monday 29th June 2020 11:51 am
Joyful gardening bliss
The garden is adorned with,
sculptures and statues of,
different forms and sizes.
They are neither cast of bronze.
Nor are they chiselled from marble.
Here there are no sculptures,
created by famous artists.
Nor are there any statues,
made by known sculptors.
But the garden is full,
of priceless abstracts.
Some stand proudly tall.
Some spread out their...
Sunday 28th June 2020 1:16 pm
I shall not go there again
I shall not go there again. No more shall I walk the purple embroidered heather hills.
The majestic peregrine falcon no more graces the far horizon. The local gamekeeper poisioned it to protect his lordship's grouse.
I shall not go there again. The hitherto distant horizon clear is darkened and echoes with the dying peregrine's haunting wail.
I shall not go there again. Soon the horizon w...
Thursday 25th June 2020 10:37 pm
A poor sacrifice
Adam,
he were a novice chess player.
He were pitted against God,
the Grandmaster.
In the deciding game Adam,
he made an monumental blunder.
He sacrificed his immortality,
in exchange for death.
Adam and his second had,
developed this flawed stretegy,
during their pre-tournament discussions.
The Grandmaster,
He wasn't,
surprised by the move.
...Wednesday 24th June 2020 9:08 pm
Pyrrhic victory
Oh envy!
You're singularly driven by your jealousy.
You rob the talented.
You deny them well deserved acclaim.
You slaughter rising stars,
with your sharpened words.
You drown their artistic endeavours,
in your bile filled pool.
When you awaken at dawn,
and read the account of,
your harsh criticism driven by envy,
will you proudly boast,
of your pyrrhi...
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 9:57 pm
Fondly remembered
I'm an orphan.
I've no father,
to say happy father's day to.
And no mother,
to send flowers to,
on mother's day.
Both my parents,
brought me up to respect
my fellow human beings.
And taught me the difference between right and wrong.
This has stood me in good stead,
all my life.
I shall always have fond and happy,
memories of my parents.
Happy fat...
Sunday 21st June 2020 9:16 pm
The return of the sunshine days of yore
She is a happy soul.
One day in late March,
silence strayed into her life.
By imposed solitude upon her.
Neither silence nor solitude intimidates her.
She loves her home.
She shares it with her tabby cat.
The home is full of happy memories.
She remembers the golden days,
before that fateful March day,
the door bell regularly heralded,
the arrival of frien...
Saturday 20th June 2020 11:13 pm
Friends will come out to play
This nightmare will be over.
The fog of uncertainty will lift.
The sun will shine tomorrow.
Friends will come out to play.
What joy it will be, once again,
to hear the voices that,
never fail to make you smile
and sometimes weep.
They will shower you,
with hugs and kisses.
And share a glass or two of wine.
What a day to savour it will be.
Wednesday 17th June 2020 10:54 am
What's the fuss all about?
What's the fuss all about?
Its always been this, that and the other.
This in now.
That was then.
And the other is a journey into the unknown.
What's the fuss all about?
Its always been this, that and the other.
This is life.
That is what it may have been.
The other is wishing time away.
What's the fuss all about?
Its always been this, that and the other.
...Tuesday 16th June 2020 3:49 pm
Yearning for the freedom of the open skies
everyday in the
sapping heat
of the desert noon
the host
and his retinue
retire to the
tranquil reception hall
in his house of wonders
the hall faces the
interior courtyard garden
its shuttered windows
create a magical calming
atmosphere
candle light scents
and burning incense perfumes
fill the hall
full of eastern promises
its wall...
Monday 15th June 2020 4:35 pm
Soul and body purified
I had walked for miles
my feet were sore
I sat on the bank
of the little brook
rumbling through
the woodland
and rested for awhile
I took my boots
and socks off
then I dipped my
weary feet
in the saddle tan
coloured waters
of the stream
a shoal of
curious minnows
came and sweept
the soles of my feet
giving me an instant
tickli...
Friday 12th June 2020 6:59 pm
Tempting smile
be not seduced
by her inky smiling eyes
that ignite her scarlet lips
to whisper sweet
alluring promises
gaze into
those dark eyes
at your own peril
lest you drown
in her tears
and disappear
into the deep recesses
of those black eyes.
Wednesday 10th June 2020 8:11 pm
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